I challenge you to go back and watch Salt-n-Pepa’s videos from the early 90s – with their nod-and-wink objectification of shirtless dudes and real-talk feminism – and tell me that we haven’t backslid as far as chauvinism goes.

Luckily, the original queens of hip hop are back with a touch of raunch and a ridiculously fun live show. Catch them at the State Theatre onSaturday November 9– tickets on saleMonday July 1throughticketmaster.com.au.